INNOVATION STAGE POWERED BY CONFERENCE AGENDA
4TH OCTOBER
INSPIRING STORIES
11:30 Welcome to track: Inspiring stories Josh o’Cock | Moderator
11:35 The future of crypto finance in the start-up ecosystem [Keynote] Calvin Cheng
11:50 Blockchain: The disruption in finance [Keynote] Hermann Hauser
12:05 The future of cryptocurrency payments [Keynote] Sanja Kon
12:20 How growth is changing [Fireside Chat] Josh o’Cock | Moderator • David Darmanin
12:35 An entrepreneur’s journey [Keynote] Rahul Sood
12:50 The future of community [Fireside Chat] Tugce Ergul | Moderator • Liz Hagelthorn
13:05 The anthropology of blockchains: Centralization, decentralization, trust and memory [Keynote] Natalie Smolenski
FUTURE OF CONNECTIVITY
14:30 Welcome to track: Future of connectivity Luke Todd
14:35 The future of disruption in an AI world [Keynote] Angelo Dalli
14:50 Connectivity 2025 [Panel] Sarah Austin | Moderator • Sonia Hernandez • Harald Rösch • Nikhil Patil
15:20 The digital airline passenger experience [Keynote] Louis Giordimaina
15:35 Preparing for the next wave - IOT, sharing economy, jobs and skill [Keynote] Tanya Sammut Bonnici
15:50 Exploring successful business models with open data [Keynote] Ryan Goodman
16:05 Cloud computing powered blockchain [Keynote] Konstantinos Pantos
16:20 Why your next financial advisor will be a robot [Keynote] Andrew Cachia
SPOTLIGHT
16:40 An interview with Edward de Bono [Fireside Chat] Julian Azzopardi | Moderator • Edward de Bono INNOVATION STAGE POWERED BY CONFERENCE AGENDA
5TH OCTOBER
SPOTLIGHT
10:00 Smart cities & digital transformation [Keynote] Daniele Mantovani
10:30 Will history repeat itself? [Fireside Chat] Steve Agius | Moderator • Hermann Hauser
STARTING UP & ECOSYSTEMS
10:50 Welcome to track: Starting up + Ecosystems [Keynote] Wesley Ellul
10:55 The startup ecosystem lifecycle Dane Stangler
11:05 A global perspective on startup ecosystems [Panel] Alistair Farrugia | Moderator • Dane Stangler • Rafael Pascual Leone • Mikko Puhakka
11:30 Launching in Malta: Where to start [Panel] Wesley Ellul | Moderator • Alex Borg • Karl Herrera • Ivan Filletti
11:55 Why tech founders love Malta [Keynote] Bernard Agius
12:05 The business around startups [Panel] Simon Azzopardi | Moderator • Johan Zammit • Daniel Goebel • Stefan Briffa • J.D. Salbego
12:30 Fireside chat [Fireside Chat] Jarek Bialek | Moderator • David Vella
12:45 Malta 2040 - How Silicon Valletta members see the future? [Panel] Anamaria Magri Pantea | Moderator • Chris Peregin • Steve Cassar • Peter-Jan Grech
DLT INNOVATION
14:30 Welcome to track: DLT innovation Megan Frydel
14:35 The next step in property management [Keynote] David Schranz
14:50 DLTs: Fast forward 5 years. [Panel] Alexander Pfeiffer | Moderator • Max Krupyshev • Joshua Greenwald • Eman Pulis • Toni Lane Casserly
15:15 Enabling micropayments: What’s required? What’s possible? [Keynote] Tom Trowbridge
15:30 Building the ‘Smart economy’: Digital assets, identity and smart contracts [Keynote] Zhao Chen
15:45 From Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake: Exploring the next generation of blockchain networks [Keynote] Brian Fabian Crain
16:00 Token economy & Korean blockchain ecosystem [Keynote] Dae Jin (Derik) Kim
16:15 Starting up in the DLT Space James Catania | Moderator • Vincenzo Belpiede • Justin Litchfield • Irina Litchfield • Jan Sammut EXHIBITION STAGE AGENDA
3rd OCTOBER
17:00 Welcome Session and Registration IACC REGISTRATION COUNTER - INTERCONTINENTAL, St Julian’s, Malta
18:00 Welcome Reception IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CRYPTOFRIENDS SKYBEACH - INTERCONTINENTAL, St Julian’s, Malta
19:00 Malta: a Small Island-Nation with Global Ambition [Fireside Chat] Moderated by Rachel Wolfson, Entrepreneur, Crypto Journalist, Board Advisor, Podcast Co-Host at Bad Crypto LLC, Staff Writer at Bitcoin Magazine & Contributor at Forbes
Speakers • Hon Silvio Schembri, Junior Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta responsible for Financial Services, Digital Economy & Innovation • Dr Abdalla Kablan, Entrepreneur & Fintech expert • Imogen Heap, Founder, Mycelia Music • Grahame Salt, Director, Frank Salt • Dr Christian Ellul, Director, E&S Group
20:00 ICO Pitches • Daria Arefieva, CEO & Founder of Crypto Friends • Eric Benz, Crypto Coach at Crypto Friends
4th OCTOBER
08.00 Registration
09.30 Opening Address • Theo Priestley, Senior Technology Expert & Futurist
09.35 Official Message on behalf of EU Commission • Dr Roberto Viola, Director General of DG CONNECT Directorate General of Communication, Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission
09.45 Welcome to DELTA Summit • Dr Abdalla Kablan, Entrepreneur & Fintech expert
10.00 KEYNOTE • Dr Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta
10.15 KEYNOTE • Hon. Silvio Schembri, Junior Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta Responsible for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation
10.30 KEYNOTE | Introducing the MDIA – Malta Digital Innovation Authority • Stephen McCarthy, CEO, Malta Digital Innovation Authority [MDIA]
10.45 PANEL DISCUSSION | NAVIGATING THE REGULATORY LANDSCAPE Malta and the Virtual Financial Assets Act
MODERATED BY: • Dr Priscilla Mifsud Parker, Senior Partner, Corporate & Tax - Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates
PANELISTS: • Joseph Cuschieri, CEO - Malta Financial Services Authority [MFSA] • Leonard Bonello, Partner, GANADO Advocates • Patrick Armstrong, Senior Officer, Financial Innovation at European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) • Andrew Zammit, Managing Partner - GVZH Advocates • Jean Farrugia, Partner - DF Advocates 4th OCTOBER
11.15 PRESENTATION | The Future of Crypto & Exchanges • ChangPeng Zhao aka CZ, CEO, Binance
11.30 JOINT-PRESENTATION | How Blockchain Can Empower People • Dr Kristian Haehndel, CEO, DQR • Marco Streng, Genesis-Mining CEO, GENESIS GROUP
11.45 PANEL DISCUSSION | THE BLOCKCHAIN ISLAND ECOSYSTEM Malta: Building a Blockchain Community • Overview of the current local ecosystem and initiatives to boost Malta’s attractiveness as Blockchain island • Attracting and retaining talents to build a skilled and qualified in house team • Way forward, industry momentum and collaboration across industries
MODERATOR • David Galea, Founder, BEAT Limited
PANELISTS • Kenneth Farrugia, Chairman – FinanceMalta • Tim Byun, Head of Government Relations - OKEX.com & CEO - OKCOIN US • Matthew Camilleri, CEO, Castille Resources • Pawel Sobkow, CEO, Bitbay • Dr Kristian Haehndel, CEO, DQR
12.15 PRESENTATION | Accelerating the World’s Transition to Cryptocurrency • Kris Marszalek, Co-founder & CEO - CRYPTO.com
12.30 PANEL DISCUSSION | AML/KYC BEST PRACTICES • The blockchain and AML/KYC - What’s next? • Increasing security and privacy • Proof & Source of Funds, Due Diligence & Compliance Best Practices • How Blockchain Enhances Regulatory Reporting • Bitcoin & Compliance
MODERATOR • Nicholas Warren, Senior Manager Financial Services, Blockchain & Fintech, CSB Group
PANELISTS: • Fiorentina D’Amore, Chief Risk and Compliance, MLRO, Cubits • Erik Wilgenhof Plante, Chief Compliance Officer, Bequant Exchange • Damian Mifsud, CEO, KnowMeNow • Dr John Pigott, Co-Founder & CEO, ABE
13.00 PRESENTATION | Security Tokens & The Evolution of Financial Services • Zoe Adamovicz, CEO, NEUFUND
13.15 PRESENTATION | Moving towards Tokenization: The Path Forward • Jani Valjavec, Co-founder, ICONOMI
13.30 LUNCH
14.15 PRESENTATION | Everipedia, Blockchain & the Knowledge Economy • Dr Larry Sanger, Co-Founder, Wikipedia & CIO, Everipedia
14.30 PRESENTATION | A Sneak Peek on How Revolut will Break the Bank • Dimitris Litsikakis, Country Manager Greece, Revolut
14:45 PANEL DISCUSSION | TECH INNOVATION & INDUSTRY DISRUPTION • Will Blockchain Disrupt the Way we Do Business? • DLT – What’s on the Horizon? • How should companies adopt to the blockchain?
MODERATOR • Nour Al Ali, Technology Reporter, Bloomberg News, London
PANELISTS • David Schranz, CEO - Ledger Projects Ltd • Sam Chadwick, Director of Strategy in Innovation & Blockchain - Thomson Reuters • Tim Zagar, CEO & Co-Founder, ICONOMI • Calvin Cheng, Co-Founder and CEO, ABCC Cryptocurrency Exchange 4th OCTOBER
15.15 PRESENTATION | Malta: the Tech-Hub Bringing Europe & the Commonwealth Together • Lord Marland of Odstock, Chairman, The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council [CWEIC]
15.25 PRESENTATION | Digital Age & the Dawn of the New Legal Order • Ian Gauci, Partner, GTG Advocates
15.40 JOINT-PRESENTATION | The Future of Banking : Back to Basics • Paula Pandolfino, Co-Founder, The Founders Bank Project • Zoe Adamovicz, CEO, NEUFUND
15.55 PRESENTATION | Liquidity: The True Measure of the STO Success • Paul Pavli, Chief Business Development Officer, Blackmoon FG
16.10 PANEL DISCUSSION | FINANCIAL SERVICES FOCUS Blockchain & The Future of Banking & Trading • Hedge Funds, cryptocurrencies and ICO market • Investment trends, Best practices for FS product structure and set up • Custodians, fund administrators and blockchain
MODERATOR • Eddie van der Walt, Reporter, Bloomberg LP
PANELISTS • James Farrugia, Partner, GANADO Advocates • Oleg Seydak, CEO, Blackmoon FG • Roderick Psaila, Banking Expert • Michael Matthias, CEO, DAScoin
16.40 PRESENTATION | How Cryptocurrency is Reshaping the Way Financial Products are Being Offered • Nigel Green, Founder & CEO, DEVERE Group
16.55 CLOSING SPEECH • Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson & Draper University
17.00 PANEL DISCUSSION | Malta : blockchain’s newest Silicon Valley?
MODERATOR • Eddie van der Walt, Reporter, Bloomberg LP
PANELISTS • Stephen Meade, CEO, MonetaPro.io • Ken Berger, Co-Founder - Crypto Explorers • Tugce Ergul, Founder & Director, Angel Labs • Patryk Kadlec - Chief of Business Development, Bitbay • Enzo Villani, Managing Partner, Transform Group
19.00 DELTA NIGHT SUMMIT in partnership with LOVIN MALTA MEETING POINT: Triton Fountain, Valletta FREE FOR ALL ATTENDEES 5th OCTOBER
08.30 Welcome to DELTA Summit – DAY 2 • Theo Priestley, Senior Technology Expert & Futurist
08.35 KEYNOTE | Blockchain and the Future of Health Records • Hon. Chris Fearne, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health - Government of Malta
08.50 PANEL DISCUSSION | BLOCKHAIN, AI & THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE • Blockchain use case in the health sector • Combining Blockchain, AI & 3D printing to scale ideas on demand • Malta’s incentives for businesses
MODERATOR • Theo Priestley, Senior Technology Expert & Futurist
PANELISTS • Dr Adrian Attard Trevisan, Co-founder & CEO, Umana Medical Technologies • Neil Patel, Founder & CEO, Kabuni • Anthony David Gatt, Manager, Investment Promotion at Malta Enterprise • Victoria Saucier, Impact Investor, CEO, Gainfy & Managing Director & Founder, Ignite 500 • Dr Miriam Dalli, Member of European Parliament
09.20 PRESENTATION | Driving Blockchain & Tech Innovation in Malta • Nikhil Patil, CEO, GO
09.30 PANEL DISCUSSION | JURISDICTIONS INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK Zooming In on Global Trends in Banking & Digital Asset Regulation • How can regulators embrace Blockchain & RegTech? • Malta’s Unique Value Propositions VS Lessons learnt from overseas • Regulations and innovation, challenges and opportunities
MODERATOR • Dr Christopher P. Buttigieg, Director of Securities & Market Supervision - Malta Financial Services Authority [MFSA]
PANELISTS: • Mrs Domitille Dessertine, Head of Fintech, Innovation and Competitiveness at Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) French Securities Markets Regulator • George Zarya, CEO, Bequant Exchange • Calvin Cheng, Co-Founder and CEO, ABCC Cryptocurrency Exchange • Gregory Klumov, Co-Founder & CEO, STASIS.NET • Mark Curmi, Associate Director, Banking & FI Advisory Services, KPMG
10.00 PRESENTATION | Blockchain & AI: The Economics of Automation • Daniel Grech, CEO, Wyzer
10.15 PANEL DISCUSSION | TOKENISATION & ICOs PANEL Token Economy & ICOs: The Good, The Bad and Ugly • How Malta effectively regulates ICOs • How to effectively promote and market your ICO • How to invest in the right ICO and digital asset
MODERATOR • Jonathan Galea, Managing Director, Blockchain Advisory Limited & President, Bitmalta
PANELISTS: • Miko Matsumura, Founder - Evercoin Exchange & ICO Advisor • Vladimir Nikitin, Consultant (Marketing, legal, financial) | CRYPTO Enthusiast & ICO Expert • Nikolay Shkilev - ICO Advisor • Alexandr Chevtaev, Tech Entrepreneur & ICO advisor • Agnieszka Sarnecka, VP Ventures, Neufund
10.45 PRESENTATION | Bridging the Gap between Traditional Financial Markets & The Crypto Market • Antoni Trenchev, CEO, NEXO.IO
11.00 PANEL DISCUSSION | CRYPTO EXCHANGES OUTLOOK Digital Asset Exchanges : What’s next ? • The future for cryptocurrencies: Only the beginning or nearing the end? • How to better run crypto assets • ETFs and the cryptocurrency market • Blockchain & the Future of Stock Exchanges?
MODERATOR: • Rob Paone, YouTube channel and Podcast Cryptobobby & Head of Partnerships at Airswap
PANELISTS • Max Krupyshev, Head of Crypto Business, Cubits • Nicholas Merten, Datadash Cryptocurrency – YouTuber • David Pulis, CEO, ZBX.COM • Daniel Skowronski, CEO, DX Exchange 5th OCTOBER
11.30 PRESENTATION | Taxation of Transactions Related to DLT and Cryptocurrencies: “Elementary, my dear Watson” • Juanita Brockdorff, Partner - Tax, KPMG
11.45 PANEL DISCUSSION | BLOCKCHAIN & ISLAMIC FINANCE
MODERATOR • Reuben Buttigieg, President, Malta Islamic Finance Association
PANELISTS: • Sohail Zubairi, Projects Advisor, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) • Antoine Ferrat, Advisor, Erremme Business Advisors • Dr. Alberto Brugnoni, Founder and Managing Partner, ASSAIF, Italy & Islamic Finance Consultant • Joseph Portelli, Chairman - Malta Stock Exchange
12.15 PRESENTATION | “Pioneering Blockcerts in Malta” • Natalie Smolenski, VP Business Development, Learning Machine
12:30 PANEL DISCUSSION | BLOCKCHAIN & EDTECH Blockchain, Identity, Self-Sovereignty & Education • Empowering Communities through Education • Democratisation of access to information • Monetization of knowledge
MODERATOR • Dr Alex Grech, Managing Partner, StrategyWorks & Co-Author of Blockchain in Education
PANELISTS • Dr Larry Sanger, Co-Founder - Wikipedia & CIO – Everipedia • Anthony F. Camilleri, Standardisation Expert & Co-Author of the study “Blockchain in Education” • Natalie Smolenski, VP Business Development, Learning Machine • Dr Joshua Broggi, Founder of Woolf University • Dr Joshua Ellul, Director, Centre for Distributed Ledger Technologies, University of Malta
13.00 PRESENTATION | Tokenization and Swap Platforms • Ilya Bere, CEO, Changelly
13.15 LUNCH
14.15 PRESENTATION | How Digital Currency will Change the World • Roger Ver, Founder & CEO, Bitcoin.com
14:30 PANEL DISCUSSION | DATA PROTECTION, CYBERSECURITY & DIGITAL THREATS Supercharging Security Protocols • The Cost of CyberAttacks & the Risk for Blockchain Companies • Trends in RegTech & How can regulators embrace it? • Managing fraud, security & identity verification • Digital Payments & Transactions Related-Cyber-threats
MODERATOR: • Robert Courtneidge, CEO at Moorwand Ltd
PANELISTS: • Hirander Misra, Chairman & CEO - GMEX Group • Antonio Giannino, CRO, Amagis Risk - Amagis Capital • Dave Jevans, CEO, CipherTrace • Ing. Efrem Borg, Head of Information Security & Governance Department, MITA • Ulisse Dell’Orto, Global Cryptocurrency Business Lead, Chainalysis
15.00 PANEL DISCUSSION | BLOCKCHAIN & CITIES Sustainable Cities Powered by Blockchain Technologies • Embracing technological innovation in the transport and logistics sector to improve cities efficiency • Environmental impact, and creating a future where technology empowers everyone to participate in climate action
MODERATOR • Nour Al Ali, Technology Reporter, Bloomberg News, London
PANELISTS • Laszlo Giricz, Founder and CEO, Poseidon Foundation • Ing. Ronald Attard Pullicino, Manager - Transport Services, Transport Malta • Clinton Senkow, VP of Partnerships - ShipChain & Co-Founder – Influencive
15.30 FIRESIDE CHAT | Zooming in on the Interaction between the Banking, Blockchain & Crypto Worlds
MODERATOR • Rahul Sood, CEO & Co-founder of Unikrn, Creator of Microsoft Ventures and Co-Founder & Director, Palladium
PANELISTS • Prof Paolo Catalfamo, Founder & Chairman, Palladium • Kiran Raj, Chief Strategy Officer, Bittrex 5th OCTOBER
16.00 PANEL DISCUSSION | BLOCKCHAIN TO PLAY - GAMING FOCUS Blockchain & the Future of the Gaming Industry • Games on the blockchain • Gamification trends across industries • Regulatory framework
MODERATOR • Joseph Borg, Partner, Gaming Advisory and Blockchain Advisory, WH Partners
PANELISTS • Heathcliff Farrugia, CEO, Malta Gaming Authority [MGA] • Vladimir Kurochkin, President, The Abyss • Celine Moille, Partner, Yellaw Law Firm & Co-Founder, DodoBank • Angelo Dalli, Entrepreneur, Investor, Technology Expert & General Partner, 111 Holdings
16.30 FUTURIST PRESENTATION | Malta 2050 • Theo Priestley, Senior Technology Expert & Futurist
16.45 PANEL DISCUSSION | BLOCKCHAIN, ADVERTISING & CREATIVE ARTS The Future of Music, Media & Entertainment • The future of Advertising • Token Economics: Tokenisation of Sports, Artists creations and more
MODERATOR • Sarah Austin, Writer for Entrepreneur Magazine & CMO, SONchain
PANELISTS • Natalya Menshikova, Director of Marketing and New Media, FashionTV • Melanie Mohr, Founder, WOM token • Erik Mendelson, CEO, Co-Founder - TuneToken & CEO – Recordgram • Alexandre Dreyfus, CEO, Mediarex Sports & Entertainment & CEO, ChiliZ Blockchain Campus
17.15 PANEL DISCUSSION | BLOCKCHAIN & TECH FOR GOOD Embracing Innovation with a Focus on Creating Positive Impact
MODERATOR • Theo Priestley, Senior Technology Expert & Futurist
PANELISTS • Naima Zakaria, Author, Blockchain For Good • Helen Hai, UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador & Head of Blockchain Charity Foundation • Neil Patel, Founder & CEO, Kabuni • Veronique Dalli, Founder & Managing Partner, Dalli Advocates • Chidi Akutu, COO, Poseidon Foundation
17.45 KEYNOTE • Hon. Edward Scicluna, Minister for Finance, Malta
18.00 CLOSING SPEECH • Dr Abdalla Kablan, Entrepreneur & Fintech expert
21.00 DELTA CLOSING PARTY ENTERTAINMENT POWERED BY TUNETOKEN & FASHIONTV IACC INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, ST JULIANS, MALTA FREE FOR ALL ATTENDEES - NAME TAGS REQUIRED TO ENTER